AirDefense Airsensor M520 HTTPS request denial of service
| airdefense-https-dos (36691) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
AirDefense Airsensor M520 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by multiple buffer overflow errors in the adLog.cgi, post.cgi, and ad.cgi files. By sending a specially-crafted HTTPS request containing an overly long string, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and crash the service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.1 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 1.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Apply the latest firmware for your system, available for registered users from the AirDefense Web site. See References.
References:
- AirDefense: AirDefense Online Support.
- AirDefense Web site: Airsensor M520.
- BID-25715: AirDefense M520 Multiple CGI Scripts Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-5036: Multiple buffer overflows in the AirDefense Airsensor M520 with firmware 4.3.1.1 and 4.4.1.4 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (HTTPS service outage) via a crafted query string in an HTTPS request to (1) adLog.cgi, (2) post.cgi, or (3) ad.cgi, related to the files filter.
- SA26869: AirDefense Airsensor M520 HTTPS Request Handling Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3226: AirDefense Airsensor M520 Requests Handling Denial of Service Issues
Platforms Affected:
- AirDefense Airsensor M520 4.3.1.1
- AirDefense Airsensor M520 4.4.1.4
Reported:
Sep 18, 2007
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